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16738 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 10:07 AM
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I first want to say thanks for the support many of you have given me.....My training in Troy, MI was a absolute blast and came back to Grand Rapids, late last thursday night. I was doing about 85-95 mph on I-75 in the 2009 Aura XR 3.6 blowing my eardrums out of my head with XM.  We got busy today despite the cold weather. I've been working my butt off since last friday thus I haven't had time to drop in here lately. I got to touch a $1.9 million dollar Bugatti Veyron, and was like a kid in a candy store touching Lamborghini's, Rolls Royces, Bentley's, Acura TL's, Maserrati's, Hummer's, Aston Martins, Bimmers, Cadillac's, Saturns, etc, etc, you name I pretty much got to see em'....It was just a blast for me because you all know how much I love cars. I work for a first class dealership and just maybe the best owned and operated dealer group in the world. I haven't sold any cars yet but I have about 6 solid spoons in the pot presently. I met a guy who sold 96 Saturns last March and sold 40 last month....The guy makes well into the six figure bracket. The economy on Oakland county in Detriot, is unbelievable solid thus that is one of many reasons why they sell cars so well there. I drove by the Delphi Corporate HQ and was like wow!! I drove by Chrysler's HQ also. One of these days I'm going to GM's HQ and I am working on getting a Duke University basketball jersey for Rick Wagoner, to sign. He was in Washington, thus I didn't get a chance to go meet him but one of our lady's who knows him very well promised me she would get him to sign it!!! It might be a one of a kind thing and when Rick Wagoner, hangs up the fountain pen and goes down in history as the man who helped save GM, from extinction and helped them climb back to #1 with a little help from the UAW, Congress that signs a domestic content act into law well this present disaster will only be a chapter in a remarkable novel. The United Auto Workers, might yet still save this country from un free-market capitalism!!!  If any of you are looking for a car........   "The Rock"
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 16, 2008 5:11 pm) I do the crossword puzzle every morning (prior to work) both the daily commuter and the New Yorker. It awakens the mind and expands knowledge. You wouldn't understand, its a UAW/MENSA thing. Mondays are quite simple and they get harder as the week goes on. Good thing we don't work Fridays. |
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I was wondering where you were at ??? Were you in DC also ??? -Rocky
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Even when GM and Toyota were almost tied for #1 position in sales, one made money, while the other is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hmm.. so what went wrong?
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 16, 2008 2:21 pm) Is it reasonable to pay $14 an hour? Has the UAW gone above and beyond in past years to foster relations with the Big Three, and all the while taking care of its obligations to membership? Would it be ethical to pull the rug out from retirees? Enough of playing politics with real people.
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Replying to: marsha7 (Dec 15, 2008 1:09 pm) Because you can no longer get a party line, for one, and if they were going to go that far, why not room together and save on rent too? |
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 16, 2008 12:35 pm) Are you legally "required" to get a SSN??? If you do all your dealings in cash, can it be traced???
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Replying to: chikoo (Dec 16, 2008 6:11 pm) I know for a fact that UAW and Big Three management have met and discussed all these issues. Black Lake in Michigan has a great golf course and they have broken bread there. FYI, the small lodge at Black Lake is where Desi and Lucy spent their honeymoon.
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Replying to: rockylee (Dec 16, 2008 5:41 pm) Best of luck in your new job, if you are as enthusiastic on the sales floor as in here you should do well. Now let me tell you about where I don't agree with your union views....
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Replying to: rockylee (Dec 16, 2008 5:41 pm) It's not so rock solid Rock. There are a number of foreclosed homes in my neighborhood. My neighbor just bought a bigger nicer house a little north of here and could not sell his old house for anywhere near what he owed. Just let it go into foreclosure. I went through it and it is a tear down unfortunately with all the work it needs. We did not have the extreme housing bubble here so prices did not skyrocket in the last 5 years but they still dropped. The house I sold 7 years ago is on the market for what I sold it. Too many houses sitting w/o buyers. Yes Oakland county has the highest income per family in the US (something like that) but many are cutting back which is driving this whole economy downwards. But you are right, there is still a lot of of money here. |
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